Video Driver update gone wrong

[quieTP_11]

This is my first post, but I've patrolled the board for a while--hopefully this is the right section.

I went to update nvidia drivers for my 8800gts this morning from 97.44 to 97.92 (i think). Anyways, I was instructed to reboot, which was expected and I was going to anyways in order to run driver cleaner.

However, after rebooting, I am brought to the windows login and it is a bit stretched (again, expected since I uninstalled the old drivers) but there is no response from the keyboard or mouse.

keyboard numlock light is on, mouse optical light is on, but no response from either. I attempted booting in safe mode but received the same results. The keyboard works find in BIOS and boot menu before XP Pro boots up, but once it gets to the login screen, both are unresponsive. I don't know how I'm supposed to do anything if I can't even use the keyboard.

Hopefully I am just overlooking something, but your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Specs:
e6600
asus p5n32
evga 8800gts

 

[Logan321]

that's definitely odd. You have USB keyboard and mouse, I'm assuming? Do they have the option to use mouse/keyboard port instead? If so, try switching them, or if mouse/keyboard currently, try 'em with USB instead.

I find with my wireless keyboard/mouse I have to switch the USB port once in a while to get them to respond... something in the driver is funny I guess.

 

[quieTP_11]

keyboard is ps/2
mouse is usb

I've tried moving the mouse around, but it doesn't seem to matter.

Any other suggestions?

 

[quieTP_11]

bump

could really use a hand.